Cairo:

  Sleep in and start the morning at a leisurely pace.  Then meet for today’s tour of Old   Cairo beginning with a visit to Giza Plateau to see the only remaining site of the Seven   Ancient Wonders of the World, the Great Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu), which dates   from 2600 B.C.E.  This pyramid is 450 feet high and consists of 2,300,000 blocks of   stone, each stone weighing 2.5 tons.  Nearby see the pyramids of Chefren and   Mykerinos, and end our visit by the majestic Sphinx, guardian of the plateau. 

  Then visit to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities to view the unique collection of   Pharoanic art and the renowned treasures of King Tutankhamen. Overnight at the   Hotel. Cairo. (B)

  Cairo / St. Catherine:

  The Sinai Peninsula is a beautiful and varied land of deserts, mountains and verdant   oases, which connects Africa to Asia. This morning will travel into the rugged,   crystalline mountains to St. Catherine (the journey takes 6 hours), the stone-built   village at the foot of Moses’ Mt. Sinai campsite. Get to bed early tonight to rise at   1:30am to begin an optional climb up Mount Sinai.

  St. Catherine / Taba:

  Begin your climb up Mt. Sinai at 2:00 this morning to see the sunrise; it’s a two-hour   hike that exhilarates everyone with the spectacular views of colorful mountains and   wadis (valleys).
  After breakfast visit St. Catherine’s Greek Orthodox Monastery, which was founded in   the 6th century at the foot of the mount where Moses is said to have received the   Ten Commandments.  See its ancient buildings, icons and mosaics.  At mid-morning you   will be transferred to Taba border (the journey takes 2 & half hours).